The hinge for the lid has broken and now the lid won't close, causing an error message on the printer telling me to close the lid. The printer won't print or do anything because of it. I want to know if an new hinge can be fitted.
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I have a Lexmark X6570 All In One Wi-Fi model. Just had the problem where I went to print and received an error message saying that the cover was open (when it wasn't). I noticed that the back right hand corner had slightly popped out of place for no apparent reason. Tried to pus it back into place with no luck.
Here's what happened and how to fix it:
There are two plastic hinges at the back of the 6500 series printers that allow the top cover to open for access to the ink cartridge carriage. The lower ends of the hinges are cylindrical shaped and each contains a very stiff steel spring inside. They are designed to prop the cover of the printer up and hold it open when opened. As the plastic material ages, it may weaken and the tension of the internal spring may break the round end of the hinge off. This causes the printer cover to not fully close (even though it may appear so). There is a switch in the main printer body that detects when the top cover it open (even partially), and the printer won't work in this condition.
To fix this, open the top cover and carefully disconnect the 3 wire harnesses and the ribbon cable that run from the top cover to the base of the printer. Then remove the 'paper jam' hatch cover from the back of the printer. There are two phillips screws on the back panel of the pinter (one is located behind the paper jam hatch cover). Remove these screws (they secure the plastic hinges in place). You should now be able to lift the complete top cover/ scanner table assembly off the rest of the printer. Look for a steel spring about 3 inches long...remove this along with the round base of the hinge which may have broken off and remained down inside the printer. Glue this piece back onto the end of the hinge, but leave the spring out. Now reassemble the printer in the reverse order of disassembly and you should be good to go. Note that the top cover or the printer will not stay propped open on it's own with the spring removed, but this is not really an issue.
I am not sure if new replacement hinges are readily available from Lexmark or other sources.
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When you say "printer cartridges shooting from side to side when poweed on or lid opened & closed", do you mean that it's banging from side to side? Turn off the printer. Remove the cartridges from the printer. While the cover of the printer is open, check inside for anything out of the ordinary like any tapes or strips that are loose. If none, turn off/on printer and reload the cartridges. If the banging noise is still present, I suggest you contact Lexmark Technical Support to further investigate the problem. It might be a mechanical problem in the printer.
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Problem solved by the solution to the X6500 question about the same problem. Took out the spring now the lid closes and printer works again. So, so happy!
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